"A wager match is an arena battle. Life and death are irrelevant, and it continues until one side admits defeat or loses the ability to fight. Each ninja may only take the stage once!"
A paused. "If you Konoha win, I'll immediately take my people back to Kumogakure. We'll no longer pursue the matter of the Raikage Building."
"And if we lose?"
"Lose?" The corner of A's mouth curled up as his gaze swept over Tsunade and Kushina. "If you lose, none of my previous demands can be left out—three hundred million ryo in compensation, Tsunade and Kushina come with me, and Yugito must be returned as well."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's lips moved, but before he could speak, Mirai's voice rang out first. "That's unfair!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi froze for a moment. "Mirai?"
"If Hidden Cloud loses, you can't expect to leave without paying any price—" Mirai raised one finger toward A. "If you win, we'll follow your terms.
"But if you lose—Hidden Cloud must compensate us too."
"What compensation?"
"Two talented ninja, personally chosen by me—plus three hundred million ryo."
Mirai smiled. "Since it's a wager match, you can't just walk away after losing while we have to cede land and pay reparations if we lose, can you?"
A's expression changed slightly.
He clearly hadn't expected Mirai to turn the tables and make demands. He glanced at Dodai, who gave a slight nod, then shook his head—
The nod meant, "We can accept that." The shake meant, "Don't agree on the spot. Act like it's difficult."
A understood immediately. He remained silent for several seconds before finally snorting coldly. "...Fine! We'll do it your way!"
"Three days from now, we fight! I'm going to prepare the participants now, so I'll borrow Konoha's grounds for the time being!" A turned and waved